Malcolm Wright Explained

Malcolm Wright
Country:England
Fullname:Malcolm Graeme Wright
Birth Date:2 June 1926
Birth Place:Kandy, Central Province, British Ceylon
Death Place:Cheltenham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Batting:Left-handed
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1950
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:35
Bat Avg1:8.75
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:17
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:1 June
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/23231.html Cricinfo

Malcolm Graeme Wright (2 June 1926 – 20 December 1996) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.[1]

The son of Oswin Ansbert Wright, a member of an Anglo–Burgher family,[2] he was born in British Ceylon at Kandy in June 1926. He later studied in England at St Catherine's College at the University of Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1950, against Warwickshire and Lancashire at Oxford.[4] He scored 35 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 17.[5]

Wright died in the Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham in December 1996, aged 70.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malcolm Graeme Wright . Billiongraves . 8 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Genealogy of the Family of Wright of Ceylon . 5 . www.thedutchburgherunion.org . 2020-06-01.
  3. Web site: Player profile: Malcolm Wright . CricketArchive . 2020-06-01 . subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Malcolm Wright . CricketArchive . 2020-06-01 . subscription.
  5. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Malcolm Wright . CricketArchive . 2020-06-01 . subscription.